Who God Really Is

"Who is God really?" … is a question asked by many different people many times. If I change the order of the arrangement of these four words they change from a question to this partial statement … "who God really is." I feel challenged within myself to try and define who God really is by answering the first question, who is God really according to how He is revealed to us, in and thru the Holy Scriptures.

How can anyone write about God and do justice? If every descriptive word known to man was used in the most elegant fashion possible, which I can't do, we still wouldn't have a true and accurate picture of … "who God really is." It may take eternity with Him to find that out.

I'm not a writer by any sense of the word and I'm not a Bible expert or theologian. I do know just a little of the Word and have just enough writing ability to become dangerous with what I write; hopefully this won't be one of those times.

So, with this in mind, overlook the feeble effort I am making as I attempt to do just this … using words to do justice to God and paint you an accurate picture at the same time of "who God really is" accordingly as seen thru my heart.

What I am going to write about is something I feel God wants me to do. Who it's for, I'm not sure of … it might be just for me … I write sometimes to put a voice to the things in my spirit. It helps.

I should probably start by stating that "God is." If you don't believe this truth, you might as well stop reading right now. Everything I am going to write starts with this fact … "God is."

God was before all things … and will still consist, and quite well I might add, even after, (if there ever is) an end someday to eternity. God was before us and will be after us. God was not created. God is not an accident. God did not just suddenly appear from a big bang in the universe. That's what makes Him God … He just is.

To quote God Himself, He said … "I Am." Period. No matter what … God will still be able to say … "I Am." He is the only "anything" that always was and always will be. It's found in Exodus 3:14 … "And God said to Moses, I AM that I AM…"

What is God saying by this statement … "I Am."

It is difficult for me to put an exact meaning to the words but they seem intended to point out the eternal and self-existence of God. He needs no help from anyone, He depends upon no one and He is "what" He is … all by Himself.

"I am that I am," to me means, "I am who I am and what I am, and I will be what I will be." In other words … "I'm here, now deal with it."

He is not only eternal but unchangeable; He is always the same … yesterday, today, and forever; He will be what He will be, and what He is.

Malachi 3:6 … "For I am the LORD, I change not …"

Change means … to be different; usually by becoming less or more, to get better or worse. In the law of physics … change happens from order to disorder, perfection to imperfection. God cannot change nor needs to change for He is total, complete and perfect in every way. How can He improve? What area, what trait, what characteristic, what part of His nature needs to improve? Does He need to improve in power, love, knowledge, size, faith, goodness, mercy or grace? Is there anything about Him that needs to change?

God is unchangeable. I like the way Graham Cooke says it …

"You never know what God is going to do next; but you always know … what He is going to be like. He is consistent in His nature. He will never change His heart toward you no matter what you do. He cannot be anything other than what He is."

"God is faithful" … 1st Corinthians 1:9. (Amplified Bible)

When you know that your future, your health and your life depends totally on God's ability and not yours … then you can willingly place all these things into the hands of a God who loves you, cares for you and is faithfully committed to you.

God is love …

1st John 3:1 … "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us …"

Love is more than just a feeling, and it's not an emotion. Love is a matter of your will; you choose to give your love to another person. If you fall in love, you can fall out of love. Feelings can change, love should not. God's love never will.

Love is a force that can move people to give. Love moved God to give. Ask yourself if you would be willing to turn over your child to take the punishment … a death sentence … for someone else, a truly guilty law breaker. I'm sure your answer is the same as mine … no, I would not give my child's life for anyone. But most of us … in a heart beat … would be willing to give our own life to save our children.

How much love did it take for God the Father, to give His only begotten Son a death sentence for you? Can we measure God's love? Can we understand God's love? Can we describe God's love? I really don't think so.

1st John 4:16 … "we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love …"

Speaking of His love brings back to mind my favorite worship song, a live recording by the group "Hillsong" entitled … "The One Who Saves." The chorus line is sung over and over and declares perhaps the greatest truth about God there is … "His love endures … Forever His love endures … Forever His love endures … Forever and ever … Jesus."

Jesus "is" the love of God and His love endures ... forever.

The truth is … the fact that Jesus came is proof of God's love for us.

John 3:16 … "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son …"

It is the nature of God … to redeem a weak, fallen and sinful people. Why does He do that? Because He loves you.

I love how Graham Cooke puts it … may I quote him again?

"You need to understand there is nothing you can do to make Him love you more. There is also nothing you can do to make Him love you less. He loves you because that is what He is like. It is His nature to love. His love is unchanging. You will always be loved.

He won't love you any better when you become better. And even if you have no plans to become better, He will still love you as you are. Even if you don't change, He will still love you with His whole heart because that's His nature. His love is unchanging. He loves you right now, this very moment … as you are. He can't help Himself, that's who He is … God is love."

I have only scratched the surface describing "who God really is" as seen through my heart. But I feel I have covered some of the most important doctrinal points about God.

But I need to remind you of one more thing … what God looks like. God, or should I say, "God the Father," is a Spirit and as a spirit being is not visible and cannot be seen with the natural eyes.

If you want to see what God looks like … then look at Jesus who is the visible face of God; the very image and nature of the invisible God, the express image of His person, and is such a likeness, that it can be said that … "He who has seen the one has seen the other."

Colossians 1:15 … "He (Jesus) is the exact likeness of the unseen God, the visible representation of the invisible …"

The image that is seen is of the Son of God … Jesus. He is the perfect and complete image of His Father; more than just a visible likeness; this image includes the same nature as His Father but with His own personality and distinction as the Son.

Hebrews 1:3 … "He is the sole expression of the glory of God, and He is the perfect imprint and the very image of God's nature …"

I don't teach "Jesus Only" as some do. But, I do believe that the Trinity of God … Father, Son and Holy Spirit are all ONE. No, I can't explain it … but that doesn't mean it's not true. But what I do believe is this …

Who is the creator? Jesus. Who is the Lamb of God? Jesus. Who died on the cross? Jesus. Who is the Healer? Jesus. Who is seated on the Mercy Seat? Jesus. Who is coming back for His church? Jesus. Who has been given all power both in Heaven and in Earth? Jesus. Who is the same yesterday, today and forever? Jesus. Who ever lives to make intercession for you? Jesus. Who is Lord? Jesus.

Do I see only "Jesus" most of the time? Yes … I admit I do.

Do you want to know who God really is? Do you want to know what God is really like? Then look at Jesus because that's … who God really is.


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